Patents by Inventor Martin Köper

Martin Köper has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device for inserting a pipe into an elongated cavity
    Patent number: 11828398
    Abstract: A device for inserting a pipe into an elongated cavity, comprising at least two pipe grippers which can be moved along a curved path and which are arranged and designed in such a way that they grip around the pipe at least in sections and, in the gripped state, they move curved at least for a portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK Gmbh & Co. KG
    Inventors: Elmar Koch, Martin Köper, Lucas Jostes, Stefan Hermes
  • Long-shaft tool, system comprising a long-shaft tool with a first manipulator and a second manipulator as well as use for such a tool and such a system
    Patent number: 11034014
    Abstract: A long-shaft tool includes a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and having a handle at a first end of the shaft and a second end opposite the first end with a holder for a manipulator wherein the holder has a protruding latch pin provided for engagement with a recess of a manipulator, which can be moved from the protruding position into a retracted position. The holder has a coupling half for coupling with a coupling half of a manipulator which is rotatable relative to a base body of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: Scotland Gas Networks PLC, Southern Gas Networks PLC
    Inventors: Elmar Koch, Tobias Klein, Andreas Joachim Hanses, Martin Köper
  • DEVICE FOR INSERTING A PIPE INTO AN ELONGATED CAVITY
    Publication number: 20200400264
    Abstract: A device for inserting a pipe into an elongated cavity, comprising at least two pipe grippers which can be moved along a curved path and which are arranged and designed in such a way that they grip around the pipe at least in sections and, in the gripped state, they move curved at least for a portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Elmar Koch, Martin Köper, Lucas Jostes, Stefan Hermes
  • Mixing system and method for producing a drilling fluid for ground drilling and use in producing a drilling fluid for ground drilling
    Patent number: 10662726
    Abstract: A mixing system for producing a drilling fluid for ground drilling includes a feed for a powdered medium and a mixing chamber with a feed for a fluid medium. A space is provided between the feed for the powdered medium and the mixing chamber, having sliding elements therein, which sliding elements can seal off the space at one end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Elmar Koch, Martin Köper
  • Top surface drilling device and methods for drilling a core in a top surface
    Patent number: 10443311
    Abstract: A top surface drilling device has a core bit and a drill head disposed in the core bit. The drill head has a smaller diameter than that of the core bit, and the core bit and the drill head can be driven at different angular speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Elmar Koch, Andreas Joachim Hanses, Sebastian Fischer, Martin Köper
  • MIXING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DRILLING FLUID FOR GROUND DRILLING AND USE IN PRODUCTING A DRILLING FLUID FOR GROUND DRILLING
    Publication number: 20180371853
    Abstract: A mixing system for producing a drilling fluid for ground drilling includes a feed for a powdered medium and a mixing chamber with a feed for a fluid medium. A space is provided between the feed for the powdered medium and the mixing chamber, having sliding elements therein, which sliding elements can seal off the space at one end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Elmar KOCH, Martin KÖPER
  • Rod section and rod section system
    Patent number: 9951561
    Abstract: A rod section having an electrical conductor which is arranged such that it is centered at the end and has an insulating sleeve and is fixed in the rod section such that when the rod section is joined to a further rod section having a fixed conductor, both conductors are joined together in a forcibly guided manner and the join is sealed by the sleeve in a forcibly guided manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: TRACTO-TECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Elmar Koch, Martin Köper, Thomas Schauerte, Stefan Maschke
  • Long-Shaft Tool, System Comprising A Long-Shaft Tool With A First Manipulator And A Second Manipulator As Well As Use For Such A Tool And Such A System
    Publication number: 20170334058
    Abstract: A long-shaft tool includes a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and having a handle at a first end of the shaft and a second end opposite the first end with a holder for a manipulator wherein the holder has a protruding latch pin provided for engagement with a recess of a manipulator, which can be moved from the protruding position into a retracted position. The holder has a coupling half for coupling with a coupling half of a manipulator which is rotatable relative to a base body of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Elmar KOCH, Tobias KLEIN, Andreas Joachim HANSES, Martin KÖPER
  • TOP SURFACE DRILLING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR DRILLING A CORE IN A TOP SURFACE
    Publication number: 20160281433
    Abstract: A top surface drilling device has a core bit and a drill head disposed in the core bit. The drill head has a smaller diameter than that of the core bit, and the core bit and the drill head can be driven at different angular speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Elmar KOCH, Andreas Joachim HANSES, Sebastian FISCHER, Martin KÖPER
  • ROD SECTION AND ROD SECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150322729
    Abstract: A rod section having an electrical conductor which is arranged such that it is centered at the end and has an insulating sleeve and is fixed in the rod section such that when the rod section is joined to a further rod section having a fixed conductor, both conductors are joined together in a forcibly guided manner and the join is sealed by the sleeve in a forcibly guided manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Elmar Koch, Martin Köper, Thomas Schauerte, Stefan Maschke
  • Tool for longitudinally subdividing sewer pipes
    Patent number: 8882393
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool for longitudinally subdividing buried sewer pipes having an asymmetric, generally oval cross section, made substantially of a support shoe opposing a cutting blade acting in the direction of the pipe axis. The device also has two side cutting blades and is moved through the old pipe by means of a rod and a cylindrical calibration mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Tracto-Technik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Elmar Koch, Martin Köper, Michael Heimes, Sebastian Schwarzer
  • Method and device for reconstructing old underground pipes
    Patent number: 8075224
    Abstract: A method for in-situ repair of old underground pipes is disclosed. A breaking tool with a drive or a pipe section is pulled from a typical inspection shaft to the next inspection shaft (machine shaft) by a hydraulic piston-cylinder unit which has a housing that is at least partially located inside the old pipe. The extremely limited interior space of the machine shaft is thereby kept essentially free from machine parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: TRACTO—TECHNIK GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Elmar Koch, Martin Köper
  • TOOL FOR LONGITUDINALLY SUBDIVIDING SEWER PIPES
    Publication number: 20110150577
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool for longitudinally subdividing buried sewer pipes having an asymmetric, generally oval cross section, made substantially of a support shoe opposing a cutting blade acting in the direction of the pipe axis. The device also has two side cutting blades and is moved through the old pipe by means of a rod and a cylindrical calibration mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Tracto-Technik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Elmar Koch, Martin Köper, Michael Heimes, Sebastian Schwarzer
  • Apparatus and method for joining a pipe conduit to a drilling device, expanding device or pull-in device
    Patent number: 7824130
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for joining a pipe conduit to a drilling device, expanding device or pull-in device, in which a pulling-force generator arranged in the drilling device, expanding device or pull-in device exerts a compressive force on a pipe conduit, to be pulled in, via a pulling means and an adapter and thereby holds the individual short pipes of the pipe conduit together and reduces the mechanical stress to which the short pipes are subjected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Tracto-Technik GmbH
    Inventors: Elmar Koch, Martin Köper
  • Cutting device for pipelines
    Patent number: 7726028
    Abstract: A cutting device for cutting or bursting a pipeline includes a basic body having at least one cutting or perforating element, wherein the cutting or perforating element discontinuously cuts the pipeline in the longitudinal direction or at least discontinuously weakens the pipe material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Tracto-Technik GmbH
    Inventors: Elmar Koch, Martin Köper, Franz-Josef Püttmann
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECONSTRUCTING OLD UNDERGROUND PIPES
    Publication number: 20090220305
    Abstract: A method for in-situ repair of old underground Pipes is disclosed. A breaking tool with a drive or a pipe section is pulled from a typical inspection shaft to the next inspection shaft (machine shaft) by a hydraulic piston-cylinder unit which has a housing that is at least partially located inside the old pipe. The extremely limited interior space of the machine shaft is thereby kept essentially free from machine parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Elmar Koch, Martin Köper